Organizer: The Brazilian Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (Inmetro), the Federation of Industries of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Firjan) and the United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards (UNFSS)

The Brazilian National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology – Inmetro, the…

Climate change is the defining issue of our time and now is the defining moment to do something about it. There is still time to tackle climate change, but it will require an unprecedented effort from all sectors of society. To boost ambition and accelerate actions to implement the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, UN Secretary-General António Guterres will host the 2019 Climate Action Summit…

The UN Youth Climate Summit is a platform for young leaders who are driving climate action to showcase their solutions at the United Nations, and to meaningfully engage with decision-makers on the defining issue of our time. This event will take place on Saturday, September 21 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, as part of a weekend of events leading up to the UN Secretary-General’…

As world leaders gather in New York City for the 74th session of the UN General Assembly, issues on UN Environment Programme’s agenda will be front and centre from highlighting how governments, civil society and individuals can take action on climate, to sharing updates on the Sustainable Development Goals, to celebrating outstanding figures whose actions have had a transformative positive…

On 22 September, at least 34 CEOs from banks around the world will sign UNEP FI’s Principles for Responsible Banking – a major initiative that we have been working on which is expected to be signed by up to 100 banks by September. Citibank has just endorsed the Principles. The launch event will take place at UN Headquarters and Inger Andersen and the Secretary General will be present, along…

On 30 July at 13:30 CEST/GMT+2 (Geneva time), UN Environment will be hosting a webinar on Undertaking Oil-Contaminated Site Assessments (register here). This Executive Webinar introduces the goals and procedures for oil-contaminated site assessments (CSA), identifying and describing the properties and weathering of oil in different environments, the types and sources of contamination, and…

There is an inextricable link between wastewater, health, and sustainable sanitation. Wastewater management is still a challenge in many parts of the world, due to the lack of infrastructures, financing to fund new plants or upgrade the existing ones, and lack of technical and institutional capacity. On a global level, it is estimated that 2.5 billion people still do not have access to…

On 19 July 2019, Tanzania hosted the first national stakeholder workshop to launch the “Supporting Cleaner and More Fuel-Efficient Vehicle Policies in Tanzania” project. This project is among about 20 other such projects funded by the European Commission to facilitate development of automotive fuel efficiency policies in developing countries.

A national stakeholder workshop was held in Lomé, Togo on 4th-5th July 2019 to discuss the fuel economy of vehicles imported into Togo. The outcomes of this workshop saw one of the most ambitious yet feasible proposals towards vehicle fuel efficiency in the country. Togo is one of 70 countries being supported under the Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI) to analyze the fuel economy of…

A national stakeholder workshop was held in Lomé, Togo on 4th-5th July 2019 to discuss the fuel economy of vehicles imported into Togo. The outcomes of this workshop saw one of the most ambitious yet feasible proposals towards vehicle fuel efficiency in the country. Togo is one of 70 countries being supported under the Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI) to analyze the fuel economy of…

The East African sub-region met on 10-11 June 2019 to discuss harmonization of vehicle emission standards within the sub-region. This is the next step needed to reduce vehicle emissions since the sub-region already introduced cleaner fuels in 2015. Over 50 participants from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and the East Africa Community Secretariat recommended the importation and…

On 6th -7th June 2019, thirteen (13) Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries met in Johannesburg, South Africa to discuss regional harmonisation of cleaner fuels and vehicle emission standards within the SADC region. The workshop, funded by the Climate and Clean Air Coalition, was co-organized by the Air Pollution Information Network for Africa (APINA) through the…

UN Environment is supporting Namibia to develop appropriate policies and instruments to improve the average fuel economy of the national light-duty vehicle fleet. The scope and intended outcomes of the project were discussed at the first stakeholder meeting on 4 June 2019 in Windhoek, Namibia.